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Guiding
Questions
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Critical
Content (Students will know...)
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National
Standards Met
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Skill
Objectives (Students will be able to...)
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Suggested Activity
Lesson Plans
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What is
a treasure and what makes something valuable.
What do
you treasure in your own lives?
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... the
concept of valuing something;
... the
term "treasure" with relation to valuing something.
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Civics
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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... express
own ideas
... follow
directions
... listen
for specific information
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Activity
One: Hunt for Treasure!
Students
will explore the concepts of "treasure" and "value"
by communicating items they treasure in their own lives.
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Can groups
of people value something?
Do places
have value?
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that places can be valued as well as items. Understand that
groups of people can value something. |
Civics
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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... express
own ideas
...analyze
a map for information
...develop
questions
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Activity
Two: Something Special to Me
Students
will continue the discussion from Activity One on the concept
of "value". Students will study maps to find items of value
to citizens. Class will create a KWL chart on national parks.
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What types
of places do we value and protect?
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the variety of places that are part of the National Park system;
how to use the NPS website. |
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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... use
the Internet to locate specific information
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Activity
Three: National Park Scavenger Hunt
Students
will use the NPS website to find an assortment of national
parks and monuments.
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What is
a National Park?
Why do
we have National Parks?
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why we have national parks; understand the variety of places
national parks protect. |
Civics
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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...research
a topic using the internet, maps, and books
...communicate
information on their research
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Activity
Four:
Our National Treasures
Students
will pick a national park to research. They will answer questions
about their park and create clues or a riddle for other students
to determine their park.
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What special
characteristics do our national parks have?
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...about
and be familiar with various national parks in our country. |
Civics
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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...about
and be familiar with various national parks in our country.
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Activity
Five:
Treasure Maps
Students
will use the Internet to create a national parks treasure
map. Others will follow the map and clues to find specific
parks.
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How can
you protect a place?
What might
you be protecting it from?
What might
happen to our national park treasures if the National Park
Service didn't exist?
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...why
we have national parks
...what
a mission statement is
and what
the NPS mission means.
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Civics
Geography
History
Social
Studies
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...why
we have national parks
...what
a mission statement is and what the NPS mission means.
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Activity
Six:
Caretakers of our Treasures
Students
will research the concept of national parks and the mission
of the National Park Service. They will correlate the message
from The Lorax with the purpose of national parks.
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